The Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies has launched the first international simulation training dedicated to countering the legalization of income from drug trafficking.
The event was organized with the support of the OSCE Program Office in Astana, the Department for International Drug Control and Rule of Law (INL) of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan and the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia.
The training is based on the principle of simulation of real cases, during which participants of interdepartmental investigative and operational groups work out interaction and response measures in identifying and investigating crimes of this category. Real cases of distribution of narcotic drugs and money laundering are simulated.
The main objective of the training is to master techniques and skills to undermine the economic foundations of the drug business.
The participants will have to carry out all the necessary operational and investigative actions within 5 days, establish the circle of persons involved in the crime, income legalization schemes.
Representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office, national security, internal affairs and financial monitoring bodies from Aktobe, North Kazakhstan, Kostanay and Turkestan regions, as well as the Kyrgyz Republic are trained.
